"Tartarus" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From Latin Tartarus, from Ancient Greek Τάρταρος (Tártaros). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|Tartarus}} Latin Tartarus, {{der|en|grc|Τάρταρος}} Ancient Greek Τάρταρος (Tártaros) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Tartarus
  1. (Greek mythology, Roman mythology) A dark and gloomy part of the realm of Hades, reserved for the damned and the wicked, such as the Titans; an equivalent of hell in Greek and Roman mythology. Tags: Greek, Roman Categories (topical): Greek mythology, Roman mythology, Afterlife Translations (dark part of Hades): Τάρταρος (Tártaros) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), преизподня (preizpodnja) [feminine] (Bulgarian), Tàrtar [masculine] (Catalan), ⲧⲁⲣⲧⲁⲣⲟⲥ (tartaros) (Coptic), Tartare [masculine] (French), Tartaros [masculine] (German), Tartarosz (Hungarian), Tartaro [masculine] (Italian), Tartar [masculine] (Polish), Tartar [masculine] (Romanian), Та́ртар (Tártar) [masculine] (Russian), Tàrtaru [masculine] (Sicilian), Tártaro [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-Tartarus-en-name-0-2~E1UL Disambiguation of Afterlife: 93 7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Hell Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 72 28 Disambiguation of Hell: 83 17 Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences Disambiguation of 'dark part of Hades': 97 3
  2. (figurative) Any hellish place; a dark gloomy chasm or pit. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-Tartarus-en-name-6PvjvVP8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Tartarean, Tartarian

Alternative forms

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